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Middle East j atkins
Geography
Afghanistan | is located at the far eastern edge of the region of southwest asia. |
Iran | to the west of iraq . |
Saudi Arabia | is the largest country of the Arabian Pennisula . |
Turkey | is located to the northwest of Iraq . |
Israel | was created by the united nation in 1948 . |
Gaza Strip | along the southern coast . |
West Bank | to the east of Gaza strip . |
Persian Gulf | is one of the main ways oil is shipped . |
Strait of Hormuz | Persian gulf must navigate through the very narrow Strait of Hormuz . |
Arabian Sea | This waterway connects the Persian gulf to the Arabian sea . |
Iraq | just to the west of Iran . |
Red Sea | once in the Arabian sea ship can sail west into the Red sea . |
Suez Canal | At the northern end of the Red Sea ship can enter the man made Suez Canal . |
Jordan River | is much smaller river then either the Tigris River or the Euphrates . |
Dead sea | Jordan river by the different group thats depends on it lesson is less water reaches dead sea . |
Euphrates river | One of the longest river in the region is Euphrates river . |
Tigris river | River Thats begins in turkey and flows in iraq . |
Shalt Al Arab | The waterway formed when the Euphrates river and Tigris river . |
Fossil water | water that has been underground for centuries . |
Hydroelectric power | electricity produced from energy of running water |